Welcome! Here's how to get your planner set up. It takes about 15 minutes, and once it's done your home screen shows your whole day at a glance. Work through it in order.
On your home page (this is where your schedule will live once it's set up), scroll to the bottom and tap "Open the planner."
Enter the starter passcode: changeme
Tick "Stay unlocked on this device" so you won't have to type it again on your own phone or laptop.
The starter passcode is the same for everyone, so make it yours right away:
You can change it anytime from that same gear button while the planner is unlocked. If you ever forget it and can't get back in, contact me and I'll reset it.
By default, anyone who types your web address can see your schedule. To prevent that, set a family viewing code — a code people must enter just to open the app and see anything:
From then on, anyone opening your app has to enter that code first. Share it only with people allowed to see the calendar (family, helpers). Your own phone, laptop, and the home tablet ask for it just once and then remember it. You can change it or Turn off anytime from the same place.
There are two separate codes, and that's on purpose:
This way the person using the home tablet can see their day and check things off, without being able to accidentally change or delete the schedule.
At the top of the planner there's a Quick add box. It's the fastest way to add anything — just type in plain language and press Add. For example:
Dr. Lee Tuesday 2pmLunch with Jane Friday 12pmLaundry every SundayMom's birthday apr 9You can use it anytime. The steps below show the fuller way, using the three buttons at the top.
Along the top you'll see three buttons. Left to right they are Today · Month · Plan. We'll set things up working right to left — starting with Plan.
Tap Plan (the rightmost button). Here you fill in cards you'll reuse again and again. Anything you add can be removed with the little ✕.
Filling these in now makes scheduling a few taps later.
Tap Month to see the calendar. To schedule something, tap the day — a window opens showing that day, with an "Add to this day" button. Tap it and a form appears with your options.
Example: a doctor's appointment on the 25th — tap the 25th → Add to this day → choose Appointments → pick the doctor from the list (the ones you added under Care providers). Set the time, and you're done.
For things that repeat, the easiest way is the Quick add bar at the top:
Grocery shopping every ThursdayLaundry every SundayTake pills every day 8amRepeats can be every day, every weekday, or every week. (For something that happens every other week or once a month, just add it on the specific dates in Month for now.)
You can also tap a day in Month → Add to this day and choose a "Repeats" option there.
Tap the Coppermap logo (top-left) to go back to your home screen.
Here you'll see today's schedule — what's happening now, what's next, and what's still to come today — and you can check things off one by one as you go. To look at other days, tap Month.
and a note. The photo shows up large on the day screen — lovely for remembering who you're seeing.
open*, so on a shared tablet at home, keep it open and charging. Use Add to Home Screen in your browser so it opens full-screen like an app.
That's it — enjoy, and tell me anything that's confusing or that you'd love it to do.